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Bill Mair

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William Philip "Bill" Mair (17 September 1900 – 30 August 1964) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Tyabb to carpenter and orchardist Robert Mair and Elizabeth Phillis Harrison. He attended local state schools and followed his father in becoming an orchardist. On 6 June 1926 he married Violet Victoria Henrietta Barren, with whom he had three sons. He was active in the local agricultural community, and served on Frankston and Hastings Shire Council from 1948 to 1960, with a term as president from 1952 to 1953. In 1958 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a Liberal and Country Party member for South Eastern Province. He served until his death in Southport in Queensland in 1964.[1]

References

  1. ^ Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Mair, William Philip". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 6 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded by Member for South Eastern
1958–1964
Served alongside: Charles Bridgford; Alan Hunt
Succeeded by